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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Obesity

Obesity current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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August 2025

Association of iron deficiency and anemia with obesity among children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Bidirectional associations between adiposity and mental health: a prospective cohort study of the UK Biobank

Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity

Digital health interventions to treat overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: an umbrella review

Health literacy and obesity: a systematic scoping review

Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 2 to 4 years old (new Cochrane intervention review)

Investigating the genetic basis of the influence of adiposity on psoriasis: a cross-sectional study in a large United Kingdom population-based biobank

Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass vs laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for obesity: the SM-BOSS randomized clinical trial

A meta-analysis of eHealth interventions to promote physical activity in young, middle-aged, and late middle-aged adults with obesity or overweight

Monosodium glutamate: a hidden risk factor for obesity?

Obesity: can we cure our dependence on BMI?

Obesity substantially impacts rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: time to act

Perceptions of anti-obesity medications among people with obesity and healthcare providers in the US: Findings from the OBSERVE Study

Pharmacotherapy for the management of overweight and obesity

Plant-based and sustainable diet: a systematic review of its impact on obesity

Prevalence of overweight and obesity in incarcerated individuals in developed and developing countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Weight gain, obesity, and the impact of lifestyle factors among people living with HIV: a systematic review

Yoga in obesity management: reducing cardiovascular risk and enhancing well-being - r review of the current literature

Sources

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (Jun); Australian Journal of General Practice (Apr); BMJ, The (May); Cochrane Library (May-Jun); Current Problems in Cardiology (Jun); JAMA Surgery (Apr); Journal of Investigative Dermatology (May); Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, The (Mar); Obesity (Jun); Obesity Reviews (Jun-Jul)

June 2025

Are “copycat” compounded weight loss drugs safe?

Association between 24-hour movement behaviors and adiposity in children and adolescents

Behavior change techniques in low-calorie and very low-calorie diet interventions for weight loss

Closure of mesenteric defects for prevention of internal hernia after Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass in bariatric surgery (new Cochrane intervention review)

Determinants of adherence to obesity medication: a narrative review

Estimating global prevalence of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in elderly with overweight, obesity, and central obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Features, functions, and associated diseases of visceral and ectopic fat: a comprehensive review

The gut microbiota as a link between colorectal cancer and obesity

Identifying effective obesity prevention intervention components: an umbrella review

The impact of behavioral weight management interventions on eating behavior traits in adults with overweight or obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Impact of child summertime obesity interventions on body mass index and weight-related behaviors

Low-energy diets before metabolic bariatric surgery: a systematic review of the effect on total body weight, liver volume, glycemia and side effects

Migrant parents' perceptions of the benefits, barriers, and facilitators of young children's physical activity and sedentary behavior: a systematic review of qualitative studies

Obesity is associated with progressive brain structural changes

Pollution, stress response, and obesity: a systematic review

Simulated retail food environments: a literature review of systems science approaches to advance equity in access to healthy diets

A systematic review of evidence that environmental contaminant exposure impedes weight loss and glycemic control during calorie-restricted diets in humans

Treatment of obesity: will incretin agonists make bariatric surgery a thing of the past?

Weight-loss interventions for adolescents with Down syndrome: a systematic review

Weight stigma in the preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum periods: a systematic review of women's perspectives

Sources

BMJ, The (Mar); Cochrane Library (Apr); Internal Medicine Journal (Mar); Obesity (Apr-May); Obesity Reviews (Apr-May)

April 2025

Changes in abdominal adipose tissues and ectopic fat depots during pregnancy are dissociated from gestational weight gain

Concurrent and prospective associations of social media usage with binge eating symptoms in early adolescence

Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity

Discovery of GLP-1–based drugs for the treatment of obesity

Effect of pediatric obesity treatment on long-term health

Efficacy and safety of a novel oral hydrogel capsule in adults with overweight or obesity (RESET study)

Global cancer burden attributable to excess body weight, 1990 to 2021

Global, regional, and national prevalence of adult overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Grocery intervention and DNA-based assessment to improve diet quality in pediatric obesity

Hypothalamic obesity: from basic mechanisms to clinical perspectives

Interplay between genetic risk and built neighborhood conditions as predictor of BMI across the transition into adulthood

Overweight and obesity management (new NICE guideline NG246)

Racial and ethnic disparities in clinical trials for pediatric obesity

Racial disparities in gestational weight gain and adverse pregnancy outcomes among Black and White pregnant people with obesity

Relationship between community characteristics and impact of calorie labeling on fast-food purchases

Safety profile of semaglutide versus placebo in the SELECT study: a randomized controlled trial

Skeletal muscle growth to combat diabetes and obesity: the potential role of muscle-secreted factors

Tirzepatide for managing overweight and obesity (new NICE guideline TA1026)

Trends in educational inequalities in obesity-attributable mortality in England and Wales, Finland, and Italy

Sources

JAMA Pediatrics (Mar); Lancet, The (Mar); Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, The (Jan); NEJM (Feb); NICE website (Dec-Jan); Obesity (Feb-Mar)

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